Elementary drama club performs Annie Jr.
The Owingsville Elementary Drama Club wowed audiences again this past weekend with three performances of Annie Jr.
The children put on a show for their schoolmates Friday and then performed Friday and Saturday nights for the general public.
The productions directed by Drama Club coach Tanya Pratt have developed quite a reputation in the community for top notch performances.
Friday night about 150 were sold, and another 200 Saturday.
Ms. Pratt shared that a number of people who came to the Friday night performance were so impressed, they came back again Saturday.
The students received rave reviews and several comments were made by parents and students alike, that they couldn’t image other students playing the parts, after they performed.
The students in grades second through fifth originally tried out for parts in November where they sang and did readings.
After call backs and cast selection, the children have been practicing three times a week.
Parents helped sew costumes and build the sets, and the club did numerous fund raisers to pay for a new $700 sound system and $500 for the “official” backdrops.
The production was presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. For that reason, the play could not be recorded. The rights to the play also had to be paid for.
The cast included Annie – Madison Setters, Oliver Warbucks – David Conant, Grace Farrell – Maura Boggs, Miss Hannigan – Addi St. John, Rooster Hannigan – Logan Gailey, Lily St. Regis - Gracie Lewis. For the Orphans Karson Tolle played Molly, MyKayla Ginter – Pepper, Taylor Hodson – Duffy, Molli Bowling – Kate, Jordan Swartz – Tessie, Lily Gray – July. Other orphans included Heather Ott, Maci Craig and Hannah Ulery. Servants were played by Mason Merkel as Drake, AnnaRose Brosseit – Cecile, Heather Ott – Annette, Kathleen Rawliongs – Mrs. Greer, Virginia Armitage – Mrs. Pugh. Other servants were played by Rachelle Miller, Samara Knell, Maci Graig, Josh Crough, and Zane McCarty. New Yorkers were played by josh Cruoch, AnnaRose Brosseit, Mason Merkel, Zane McCarty, Hannah Ulery, Zane McCarty, Rachelle Miller, Samara Knell, Maci Craig, Kathleen Rawlings. Trevor Boggs played Sandy and President Roosevelt and Louis Howe was played by Virginia Armitage.
The crew was also made up of middle and high school student volunteers that included,Josh Beiker, Lyvia Grace McNabb, Lauren Craig, Madison Howard, Owen St. John, MaryLynn Donathan, Reagan Jones and Christina Shrout.
The students will do one more performance April 20th as the “spotlight” for the Bath county School Board meeting where they will perform highlights from the show.
The next Broadway Jr. Show the Owingsville Elementary Drama Club will be performing next spring will be “Little Mermaid Jr.” They also do a Fall performance but that play has not yet been chosen. Coach Pratt would also like to do a workshop with the students associated with Morehead State University in the Fall.
